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ALBANY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION The mission ofAlbany Unified School District is to provide excellence in public education, empowering all to achieve their fullest potential as productive citizens. AUSD is committed to creating comprehensive learning opportunities in a safe, supportive, and collaborative environment, at/dressing the individual needs of each student.
REGULAR MEETING
ALBANY CITY HALL 1000 San Pablo Avenue Albany, CA 94706
TUESDAY December 6, 20 ll
A G E N D A
I. OPENING BUSINESS 6:30p.m. A) Call to Order B) Roll Call C) Identify Closed Session Pursuant to Agenda Section III Below
II. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS General public comment on any Closed Session item will be heard. The Board may limit comments to no more than three (3) minutes.
III. CLOSED SESSION 6:35p.m.
A) With respect to every item of business to be discussed in Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: Personnel
B) With respect to every item of business to be discussed in Closed Session pursuant to Education Code Section 35146: Students
C) With respect to every item of business to be discussed in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: Conference with Labor Negotiator (Superintendent Marla Stephenson, District Representative), Regarding Negotiations as pertains to: • California School Employees Association (CSEA) • Albany Teachers Association (ATA) • SEIU Local 1021
IV. OPEN SESSION 7:00p.m. Depending upon completion of Closed Session items, the Board of Education intends to convene to Open Session at 7:00P.m. to conduct the remainder ofits meeting, reserving the right to return to Closed Session at any time. A) Reconvene to Open Session
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B) Roll Call C) Pledge of Allegiance D) Report of Action Taken in Closed Session E) Marin Elementary School Choir Performance F) Reorganization of Board of Education December 2011- December 2012 1. Conduct Annual Reorganization Meeting, Board of Education December 2011- December 2012 a. Election of President of the Board (Superintendent to preside) b. Election of Vice President of the Board (New Board President to preside) G) Recognition of Albany Education Foundation H) Approval of Agenda I) Approval of Consent Calendar
(The Consent Calendar includes routine items that may be handled with one action. Board Members may request any item be removed from the Consent Calendar without formal action.)
1. Board of Education Minutes a) Approve Minutes ofthe November 15, 2011 Regular Meeting------(pg. 5)
2. Personnel a) Certificated Personnel Assignment Order------m------(pg. 15) 1. Amendment 2. Leave 3. Extra Assignment a. Coach, Basketball, Girls, gth grade 4. New Hire 5. Separation of Service 6. Status Change
b) Classified Personnel Assignment Order 1. Amendment a. Para-Educator, Aft Sch Wid Lang 2. Leave 3. Extra Assignment 4. New Hire a. Clerical, substitute b. Para-Educator, Spec Ed c. Swim Instructor, Head d. Water Fitness Instructor 5. Separation of Service a. Budget Analyst b. Coach, Basketball, JV Head, Women's c. Sign Language Interpreter 6. Status Change 7. Student Workers
c) Uncompensated Service Assignment Order
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1. Intern a. Mental Health 2. Separation of Service a. Mental Health Intern 3. Volunteer(s)
d) Para-Educator. Special Education II Job Description------m--m-(pg. 21)
3. Business and Operations a) Donations- October 1, 2011- October 31, 2011------(pg. 24) b) Approve Surplus E- Waste------(pg. 29) c) RatifY Agreement for Services- California School Boards------(pg. 32) Association
4. Student Services a) Approve Independent Contractors Services Agreement- LEAP ------(pg. 36) Imagination in Learning b) Approve Independent Contractor Services Agreement- Berkeley------(pg. 43) Chess School c) Approve Proposed Amendment- Ocean View Elementary School------(pg. 50) Single School Plan for Student Achievement for 2011-2012
5. Special Education
V. STUDENT MEMBER REPORT
VI. STAFF REPORTS A) Livermore Berkeley National Laboratory Task Force Report------(pg. 51)
VII. PERSONS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA Board practice limits each speaker to no more than three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits Board ability to discuss or act on items which are not on the agenda; therefore, such items may be referred to stafffor comment or for consideration on a future agenda.
VIII. REVIEW AND ACTION ITEMS (Members ofthe public will have the opportunity to speak on all issues.) A) Accept 1'1 Interim Report (under separate cover) ------(pg. 59) B) Reconfirm Albany Unified School District Mission Statement and Albany ----(pg. 60) Unified School District Values and BeliefS
IX. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION ITEM
X. BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS
XI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Board Handbook Updates January
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• Williams Quarterly Report January • Board Goals January • Wellness Report January • Accept Audit Report January • Consolidated App II January
XII. FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS I. Tuesday, January 17,2012,7:00 p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 2. Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 3. Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 4. Tuesday, March 20,2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 5. Tuesday, April3, 2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 6. Tuesday, April17, 2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 7. Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 8. Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 9. Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany 10. Tuesday, June 19,, 2012, 7:00p.m., Regular Meeting Albany City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany
XIII. ADJOURNMENT The Board believes that Late night meetings deter public participation, can affect the Board's decision-making ability, and can be a burden to staff Regular Board Meetings shalt be adjourned at 9:30p.m. unless extended to a specific time determined by a · majority ofthe Board.
The Board of Education meeting packet is available for public inspection at the Albany Public Library, 1247 Marin Avenue, all school sites, and the lobby of the Albany Unified School District office, 1051 Monroe Street, Albany. The agenda is available on the Albany Unified School District web site: www.ausdk12.org
If you provide your name and/or address when speaking before the Board of Education, it may become a part of the official public record and the official minutes will be published on the Internet.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Superintendent's Office at 510-558-3766. Notification must be give forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility (28 CFR 35.102.104 ADA Title II).
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MINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING November 15, 2011 Albany City Hall 1000 San Pablo Avenue Albany, CA 94706
I. OPENING BUSINESS 6:00p.m. A) Call to Order President Low called the meeting to order at 6:00p.m.
B) Roll Call PRESENT: President Low, Vice President Black, Member Maris, Member Rosenbaum, and Member Knight. STAFF: Superintendent Stephenson; Associate Superintendent Harden; Marsha Brown, Director III Student Services; Diane Marie, Director of Special Education.
C) IdentifY Closed Session Pursuant to Section Ill Below
II. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
There being no business under this item, the Board moved to the next item on the agenda.
III. CLOSED SESSION
A) With respect to every item of business to be discussed in Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: Superintendent's Evaluation
B) With respect to every item of business to be discussed in Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: Pending Litigation: John Doe eta/. vs. Albany Unified School District.
C) With respect to every item of business to be discussed in Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 35146: Students: Stipulated Agreement- Student ID No.204462.
D) With respect to every item of business to be discussed in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: Conference with Labor Negotiator (Superintendent Marla Stephenson, District Representative), Regarding Negotiations as pertains to: 1. California School Employees Association (CSEA) 2. Albany Teachers Association (ATA) 3. SEIU Local 1 021
IV. OPEN SESSION A) Reconvene to Open Session B) Roll Call
Board Minutes of November 15,2011 Pagel oflO ~SENT: President Low, Vice President Black, Member Maris, Member Rosenbaum, Member Knight, and Student Board Members Kim andYoon. STAFF: Superintendent Stephenson; Associate Superintendent Harden; and Marsha Brown, Director III Student Services; Tom Murphy, Albany High School Aquatics Center Construction Manager.
There being no further business under this item, the Board moved to the next item on the agenda.
C) Pledge ofAllegiance The Board and members of the public recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
There being no further business under this item, the Board moved to the next item on the agenda.
D) Report ofAction Taken in Closed Session President Low reported that the Board instructed Superintendent to sign the agreement with John Doe et al.
There being no further business under this item, the Board moved to the next item on the agenda.
E) Approval ofAlbany Unified School District Board ofEducation Agenda for the November 15, 2011 Meeting
President Low requested a motion Approve: E) Albany Unified School District Board ofEducation Agenda for the November 15, 2011 meeting.
Motion by Member Maris, seconded by Member Rosenbaum to Approve: E) Albany Unified School District Board ofEducation Agenda for the November 15, 2011 meeting.
The Board was polled and passed unanimously. Members: President Low, Vice President, Member Maris, Member Knight and Member Rosenbaum voting AYE.
There being no further business under this item, the Board moved to the next item on the agenda.
F) Approval of Consent Calendar
I. Board ofEducation Minutes Minutes of the November l, 2011 Meeting with revisions.
1. Personnel a) Certificated Personnel Assignment Order
1. Amendment a. Teacher 2. Leave a. Teacher 3. Extra Assignment a. Band b. BTSA c. Chair, Counseling d. Choral e. Yearbook 4. New Hire a. BTSA b. Mental Health Admin Board Minutes of November 15, 2011 Page 2 of 10 c. Music Aide P7 d. Teacher 5. Separation of Service a. Counselor 6. Status Change b) Classified Personnel Assignment Order I. Amendment 2. Leave 3. Extra Assignment 4. New Hire a. Coach, Soccer, Men, Head IV b. Donation Funded Sup Art Teacher c. Lifeguard d. Lifeguard, Head e. Para-Educator, Spec Ed f. Para-Educator, Substitute g. Swim Instructor, Head h. Teacher i. Yard Aide 5. Separation of Service a. Para-Educator, Substitute 6. Status Change a. Library Tech 7. Student Workers c) Uncompensated Service Assignment Order 1. Separation of Service a. Intern 2. Volunteer(s) 3. Business and Operations a) October Warrant List b) RatifY Independent Contractor Agreement- Andrea Hart The Board requested and received clarification and engaged in a discussion (to view the discussion visit www.ausdk12.org ). c) RatifY Independent Contractor Agreement- John Beuttler David DeHart addressed the Board with concerns about the contract, and the Board engaged in a discussion (to view the discussion visit www.ausdkl2.org ). d) Approve Board Resolution 2011-12-05 Signature Card- Authorized Agents- Official Documents & Reports e) Approve Board Resolution 2011-12-06- Payroll Warrants & Disbursements 4. Student Services a) Approve Independent Contractor Agreement- Ivy Chen The Board requested and received clarification regarding the contract, and the Board engaged in a discussion (to view the discussion visit www.ausdk12.org ).
b) Approve Independent Contractor Agreement- Mary Townsend
Board Minutes of November 15, 2011 Page 3 of 10 ~Board requested and received clarification regarding the contract, and the Board engaged in a discussion (to view the discussion visit www.ausdkl2.org ).
5. Special Education
President Low requested a motion to Approve: (F) Consent Calendar.
Motion by Member Knight, seconded by Member Maris to Approve: (F) Consent Calendar.
The Board was polled and passed. Members: President Low, Member Maris, and Member Knight v9ting AYE. Member Rosenbaum abstained from item IV, F, 3., b) & c) and Vice President Black abstaining from check numbers 50044279, 500550079, and 500564757.
There being no further business under this item, the Board moved to the next item on the agenda.
V. STUDENT MEMBER REPORT
Student Board Member Y oon presented an electronically submitted Student Member Report to the Board that consisted of the following:
Student Board Member Report for the November 15,2011 Regular Board Meeting:
I. Albany High School is hosting Career Day tomorrow a. Many thanks to the individuals who are coming in to give presentations on their careers. b. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped to coordinate career day. II. The Amnesty International Club at Albany High won the High School of the Year Award in the Western Region, encompassing 13 states, for its exemplary efforts at raising awareness around human rights violations. Amnesty International is the largest grass-roots organization in the world that is dedicated to bringing global attention to human rights violations, especially ones involving political prisoners. III. Model UN Club a. The club had a very strong showing at the Stanford conference, November 4-6. All club members had commendable performances, and fifteen of the twenty-five Albany students attending the conference were formally recognized by the conference for their achievements. b. The Model UN Club plans to attend the Regional High School Conference with a handful of advanced members in early December. IV. Debate Club a. Attended a debate tournament last Saturday, Nov. 12. The tournament was a learning experience for all who attended. b. Plans to attend another tournament this Saturday, Nov 19. Board President Patricia Low will be attending the tournament with the club as a judge. V. UNICEF Club is still counting all of the donations from the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF program. Preliminary totals indicate that Ocean View Elementary collected -$1200 (as compared to AHS' $200). VI. Winter sports have commenced at AHS VII. Leadership a. Planning for Winter Ball continues. Leadership has divided itself into several different planning committees for Winter Ball. i. This year, Leadership intends to use the Culinary Arts Class to provide catering for the event. b. The Commissioner of Outreach, Ghazal Rezvani, is coordinating a blood drive to be held on November 30.
There being no further business under this item, the Board moved to the next item on the agenda. Board Minutes of November 15, 20 II Page 4 of 10 VI. STAFF REPORTS P9
A) Community Media Access Committee Report
Superintendent Stephenson introduced Nir Maoz, the Board's student committee appointee representing Albany High School student body. Mr. Maoz provided the Board with a report on the Community Media Access Committee that the Albany City Council on preparing a five-year operation plan for KALB; changes to the Cable TV access policy, evaluation of current goals, creation of new goals, and suggestion of time lines for all goals; funds that are spent on cable-related activities; alternative funding sources for equipment and staff; video production training opportunities for Albany residents; Albany-based programming for the channel, post KALB programming schedules in cable television guide channels and in other media; coordinating and recruiting volunteers to participate in cable-related activities; recommending allocation of funds from the new state franchise I% PEG support fee; and promoting and publicizing KALB.
Mr. Maoz proved a written report that included the follow:
1) Albany Film Festival The Community Media Access Committee will be hosting the Second Annual Albany Film Festival on March 3, 2012. The goal of the festival is to build community enthusiasm for the arts inside Albany, and to encourage the exchange of creative expression by independent filmmakers. The 2011 Albany Film Festival was a great success, and we plan for 2012 to be even better. Anyone can be part of the Albany FilmFest, either by submitting a film, being a volunteer, or helping underwrite this great event. The festival website, www.albanyfilmfest.org, has all of the information as well as the entry form.
2) AIV Mentor Program Over the last 5 years, the City has benefited from the regular participation of high school aged volunteers in all of its community events. These youth have been a critical workforce supporting the audio/visual aspects of the City's event production. While volunteering after school, evenings and weekends they have been able to acquire basic job skills and a high degree of technically specific audio/video knowledge in a challenging work environment. With the changes to the current offerings at the Teen Center for FY 2011-12, the Recreation Department decided to offer a formal version of the existing volunteer program called the AN Mentor Program. Under the Teen Center umbrella, AVMP participants learn live audio/video production to produce TV and web content through the Albany Teen Center, KALB and Albany Student Broadcasting. Training opportunities are provided throughout the academic year to bolster the skills of the youth involved. The program is offered free of charge and participants will receive a certificate of completion from the City as well as a letter of commendation from City officials. Under direct supervision from City of Albany staff, participants in this program work together to provide technical support for the events listed below and accrue volunteer hours over the course of the year program. In addition, the events will be filmed for broadcast on KALB and streaming on the City website.
3) 2011-12 events to be filmed by City ofAlbany include: • City of Albany Concerts in the Park • Lunar New Year • Dinner with Albany • Arts and Green Festival • 4th of July Celebration • KALB channel33 broadcast programming • Albany Film Festival • Albany Library Brown Bag Speaker Series • Albany Library Poetry Nights
Board Minutes of November 15,2011 Page 5 of 10 Ni'alN of these same youth, if attending AHS, can/will also be a part of Albany Student Broadcasting, a group of Albany High School students who produce live, multi camera broadcasts of high school and community events. Their mission is to teach the fundamentals of live broadcasting to students considering media-related careers, and to provide content for KALB. The group is co-managed by the high school teachers Jeff Castle and Ned Purdom and City of Albany youth services manager Jeremy Allen. For more information visit www .albanystudentbroadcasting.com.
4) 2011-12 events to be filmed by Albany Student Broadcasting include: • Girl's Volleyball games • Boy's and Girl's varsity basketball games • Boy's varsity baseball games • Performing Arts events
We have chosen to shoot everything "live to tape" meaning that we will cover events live, as